The RAF C-130J and 1400M from the French Air and Space Force’s 61st Transport Wing executed approaches on a grass runway The Royal Air Force (RAF) has announced that British and French tactical air traffic controllers have joined near Lyon to carry out tactical landings on unprepared surfaces The RAF C-130J and 1400M from the French Air and Space Force’s 61st Transport Wing executed approaches on to a grass runway the latest training activity provided an opportunity to develop ‘training tactics and procedures’ and gain knowledge on how each air force conducts such activities in complex environments Touchdown training on adverse terrain was initiated with the RAF hosting an AAE A400M military transport exercise at Pembrey Beach in Wales earlier this year Ambérieu-en-Bugey Air Base is the only site in France that allows large fighter jets French Air Force RAF liaison officer squadron leader Cannon said: “This type of training is essential to maintain the skills and competencies of both the aircrew and tactical air traffic controllers ATC personnel who are required to deploy globally and work with partner nations in support of UK operations Don’t let policy changes catch you off guard Stay proactive with real-time data and expert analysis “It is another demonstration of the strong bilateral relationship between our two air forces.” The C-130J Hercules is the latest variant of the C-130 which is the US Air Force’s (USAF) principal tactical cargo and personnel transport aircraft Last month, RAF’s Hercules C-130J detachment from RAF Brize Norton took part in an exercise with Jordanian forces in the Middle East Give your business an edge with our leading industry insights View all newsletters from across the GlobalData Media network 2013: Critérium du Dauphiné Libere - Stage 3: Ambérieu-en-Bugey - Tarare Solutions Credits         29    Daniel Navarro Garcia (Spa) Cofidis Solutions Credits         19    Christophe Le Mevel (Fra) Cofidis Solutions Credits         20    Daniel Navarro Garcia (Spa) Cofidis road bike shopcycling manager game All rights reserved. © 2024 Roadcycling.com® - part of Seven Sparkles Intl This website is using a security service to protect itself from online attacks The action you just performed triggered the security solution There are several actions that could trigger this block including submitting a certain word or phrase You can email the site owner to let them know you were blocked Please include what you were doing when this page came up and the Cloudflare Ray ID found at the bottom of this page A natural disaster - catastrophe naturelle - has been recognised in five Dordogne communes and 24 areas in Nord following floods and droughts occurring this and last year If the government declares a catastrophe naturelle for an area in its official legal publication people whose property has been damaged by the event must make a claim within 10 calendar days from publication of the decree Natural disaster coverage is a compulsory component of standard multi-risk house insurance and so companies will be compelled to cover any damage directly linked to the event as long as a claim is made within the deadline Indirect costs – such as the cost of rehousing and loss of earnings – are not covered unless mentioned in the insurance contract You can normally open a claim by telephone Supporting documents can be sent after the 10-day deadline as long as the process has already been initiated Claimants will need to provide a description of the damage a list of lost or damaged items and where possible proof of ownership and value such as bills and photographs There is no extension of the 10-day deadline for second-home owners but some second-home insurance policies will allow for an expert to visit your property and assess the damage if you were away when the natural disaster occurred Vitrac and Sarlat-la-Canéda are subject to catastrophe naturelle measures after the flooding and mudslides which affected the area between September 8 and 10 A decree was published in Le Journal officiel on September 26 storm damage caused between September 8 and 9 was particularly severe with repair works on the RD704 road still in progress Residents and second-home owners can find out more about what they need to do by calling Lilian Gilet from the town’s mairie on 05 53 31 53 08 Several other departments affected by these extreme weather conditions are detailed in this Journal officiel decree 18 communes in Nord department were affected by ground movements linked to drought For weather events taking place between April 1 and September 30: a further six towns suffered floods and mudslides following heavy rain These weather conditions caused considerable damage to homes and businesses Decrees were published in Le Journal officiel on September 26 and 28 a natural disaster has not been recognised in Halluin after the town was affected by heavy rains on June 4 Many communes located around France have been affected by ground movements linked to drought occurring in: A decree was published in Le Journal officiel on September 28 France floods: what affected households need to do Recent power cut in Spain and Portugal is warning to holidaymakers to ensure they are prepared for worst-case scenario The resort is set to remain open to the public and not only to professionals Growing from installing 10km of high-pressure pipeline from a gas field in the 1920s to becoming a leading global contractor in pipelines and associated facilities Spiecapag is celebrating 100 years of constructing gas pipelines in 2023 The Australian Pipeliner sat down with Spiecapag Managing Director John Walsh to talk about the significant milestones over the past 100 years the changing landscape of the industry and where the company is heading In the late 1800s and early 1900s our founding company SPIE was best known for constructing electrical metro tram lines and railways that’s the origin of the name – the “IE” is for industrialisation and electrification it expanded into other infrastructure projects building France’s first high-pressure gas pipeline While it was only a 6-inch line running about 10km the pipeline connected France’s first onshore gas field development at Vaux en Bugey to the nearby town of Ambérieu-en Bugey SPIE continued to play a major role in European oil and gas pipeline construction another well-known pipeline constructor who had been active in pipeline construction since the 1930’s and became SPIE-CAPAG Our reputation is being the constructor who gets the challenging projects built the 42-inch and 46-inch AGT pipelines for BP (BTC and SCP) in Georgia and Azerbaijan (2002-2006) saw Spiecapag crews crossing mountains at 2500m altitude in temperatures as low as -30 degrees C Subsequent projects such as the Trans Adriatic Pipeline in Albania and Greece as well as the recent Coastal Gas Link pipeline across the Rockies in Canada the 1990’s Kutubu oil pipeline and the 2013 PNGLNG gas pipeline opened up hydrocarbon export in Papua New Guinea (PNG) These were built through some of the most varied and challenging terrain imaginable and at a time when there was no supporting infrastructure or road networks in PNG – true pioneering construction Our first project here was the Sydney-Newcastle Pipeline in 1982 where a major focus was minimising the environmental impacts on the Hawkesbury River we have seen lots of open trenching and trenchless construction projects across the country and many working on the project will remember the rocky sections and some of those steep sections with large boulders We delivered several other large projects including the 756km Tenneco pipeline (South-West Queensland Pipeline) in the 1990s which was memorable for its hundreds of kms of rock Other milestone projects include the SEA Gas pipeline in 2004 which was commissioned and online just days before an incident at Moomba cut the original gas supply line to Adelaide and able to remain at the forefront of the industry certainly helped which can open exciting doors for our staff to work on Many innovative approaches to project construction learned on one continent have been quickly applied elsewhere and have continually honed our methodologies Many of us can imagine a not-too-distant future involving hydrogen and other future fuels and we are seeing projects designed with larger and heavier pipelines pushing the welding away from manual and into auto welding We have been delivering large auto-welded gas pipelines for over 30 years and understand the stringent requirements and the logistical challenges to build pipelines to this standard We also play an active role in pipeline standards and research It makes sense to understand and participate in how pipelines are likely to be designed in the future because that allows us to be ready for when they are built I don’t think anyone can say with certainty where the industry will be heading short-term but also lots of challenges to be resolved and which technology proves the greatest scalability affordability and reliability is yet to be confirmed longer term we can see greater volumes of gases being used in low-carbon mobility and increasing use of emerging non-hydrocarbon fuels Supply and demand could drive an increase in import terminals to ease shortages seen on the east coast although government intervention through artificial price controls is having an impact on that it makes sense that Australia continues to play to its strengths while incubating future export industries and net-zero technologies such as carbon capture and sequestration and demonstrates its support for gas exploration and production as consistency on that front will send the right signals to investors Longer term there is an ever-growing number of hydrogen and/or ammonia projects all around Australia taking advantage of cheap renewable energy and the potential high value export markets in our region and that means that not only energy needs to be transmitted and Australia has plenty of challenges on that front too We prize our local and global experience building all kinds of pipelines for utilities and dom-gas/LNG and hope that will serve our clients well as we explore this path in the coming years dare I say it as we celebrate our first 100 years We are currently weathering a perfect storm – An aging workforce departing the industry combined with a post COVID-19 boom resulting in an influx of new staff which results in a skills shortage and has the potential to impact project safety Working through this is an unerring focus for us The workforce challenge is compounded by how the hydrocarbons sector is negatively perceived in some quarters We are thankful that our global presence allows us to draw on highly experienced experts from around the globe to support our projects and mentor the next generation of pipeliners in Australia and our region While uncertainty can be caused by many factors in pretty-much all scenarios in the global fuel mix Australia can continue to play an important role in producing low-carbon fuels and short-term dips in investment have always been a factor so we are thankful to be active across several sectors including energy using a variety of methodologies including horizontal directional drilling This allows us to retain and develop the skilled teams we need to deliver major projects as well as continue to develop capable staff Our vision is centred on the concept of “Build Better Together” the same concept that drives our parent company finding solutions and delivering infrastructure for communities Better: Our constant focus on continual improvement because you can always find a better way to do the job empowering the projects to make the decisions that are needed Whether it is focusing on our employee’s safety and teamwork or our clients to ensure positive outcomes delivering a legacy that lasts long after the project construction has completed Our communities in Australia and our region and these three simple words will work well to serve our ambitions as a company Let’s Build Better Together the world we live in This article featured in the July edition of The Australian Pipeliner Subscribe to The Australian Pipeliner for the latest project and industry news The Local Europe ABVästmannagatan 43113 25 StockholmSweden Please log in here to leave a comment